July 18, 2008

Summer Blitzkrieg of TMI

by IsaChandra

I’ve been having an eventful summer. Too eventful maybe, since it’s making me miss precious hours of internet. So here’s a pictorial of my summer set to the tune of anything from Dirty Dancing.

First up, the Let Live Conference. It was lots of fun and I met lots of cool people and got a picture of Peter Young with my foot. Hot!

Then the strawberries in my garden ripened!

Next, my friends Jim and Evelyn came for a visit and we had a fairytale time. The kind of fairytale that is really creepy and scares children. Look at everything we did!

Seattle! And then the Redwoods!

And seals on the coast!

Them we drove through a forking mountain ON FIRE!

Just to go to Farm Sanctuary! It was worth it.

Then on to San Francisco to meet some friends and..um..eat. A lot.

I finally went to Millenium. It probably deserves it’s own post but it ain’t gonna get it this time. Also worth mentioning: Cha Ya, Udupi Palace, Maggie Mudds (like, 3 times) and the best tiramisu, or anything-misu really, that has ever gone in my mouth at Cafe Gratitude. Positive affirmations be damned.

Then it was back to Portland where my new kitty cat was awaiting me. Meet Kirby!

Now that I’m back home it’s all work work work on the brunch brunch brunch book. I’ll try to get back into the swing of blogging so that I don’t have to crash everyone’s browsers with my manic photo essays next time.

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  • July 18, 2008 at 6:19 pm: Jenn

    Mmm…those are all the same places I hit up when I go to visit my parents in SF. All so amazing. Especially Millennium and Cha Ya.

  • July 18, 2008 at 6:55 pm: mel

    My mom would be proud.

  • July 18, 2008 at 10:18 pm: Jennifer

    Kirby’s ear hair is fantastic!

  • July 18, 2008 at 10:43 pm: Alexis

    Oh my god. There are so many cute kittens in the world, but Kirby’s gotta be way up there!

  • July 18, 2008 at 11:20 pm: Innochka

    Squee! Kirby is the cutest (It was really hard not spell cute with a ‘k’)
    Oh Portland you’ve given me now a terrible case of ‘Coast Envy’

  • July 19, 2008 at 4:03 am: Melisser

    I’m still trying to mend that chunk of Strummer’s ear you bit off. Who are you, Mike Tyson?!

  • July 19, 2008 at 2:21 pm: Tracy

    Squeeeeeee! Kitten! So cute!

  • July 19, 2008 at 3:51 pm: beck

    chihuahua = not vegan

    also your friend makes a good seal.

  • July 19, 2008 at 4:07 pm: jd

    I have had that tiramisu! it came back to portland with me in a to go box. still, so good. so good.

    p.s. field roast better have sent some actual sausages..

  • July 20, 2008 at 10:58 am: ginger

    that guy is hot, so are those toes! :)

    and that piggy look so happy! that made me happy to see a pig that wasn’t destined for someones dinner.

    i can’t wait for the brunch brunch brunch book!

  • July 20, 2008 at 3:00 pm: Desdemona

    I love Kirby!

    Great summer so far, and it’s only half over!

  • July 21, 2008 at 1:29 am: Stephanie

    Yay for vegans in SF!

  • July 21, 2008 at 12:56 pm: FatMom

    Ahhh, there’s my friends at Farm Sanctuary! I’m glad you braved the fires here in CA to come to the sanctuary. I’m sure no one was disappointed! How was the smoke there? All of CA was on fire for a few weeks there…

  • July 21, 2008 at 11:16 pm: Tim

    Great-looking strawberries!

    And nice chacos
    :)

  • July 22, 2008 at 8:37 pm: mega-watz

    i want to braid kirby’s ear hair!!!

  • July 23, 2008 at 11:43 am: Terry

    Jealous! Summer should be always be fresh strawberries and giant trees and eating little dogs’ ears.

  • July 25, 2008 at 10:15 pm: Dynah

    Kirby!! There has never been a cuter bunch of ear hair than on that little guy, I’m sure.

  • July 25, 2008 at 10:22 pm: Tabitha

    I want to go to Farm Sanctuary so bad! I hope you had a wonderful time there. It looks like you’ve had a great summer so far. Kirby is adorable!(so is the dog you’re munching on, haha) What a nice little face to come home too:) Can’t wait for the brunch book…

  • July 27, 2008 at 4:58 pm: jes

    Adorable cat! And I love the “seal” picture. It’s perfect!

  • July 30, 2008 at 9:05 am: urbanvegan@yahoo.com

    Kirby is just adorable and is one lucky kitty. You look like you are in paradise.

  • July 30, 2008 at 9:57 pm: Vegetarian Star

    The Farm Sanctuary sounds like so much fun! That cat is cute. Next time go to a wild cat sanctuary and bring home a big kitty…Just kidding of course.

  • August 1, 2008 at 4:26 pm: bazu

    I

  • August 1, 2008 at 4:26 pm: bazu

    well… that looks weird, doesn’t it?

    let’s try again:

    I “heart” Kirby